Gulf War and Health: Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War

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Thu, Apr 8, 2010
412 Russell Senate Office Bldg. – 3:30 p.m.

Thu, Apr 8, 2010
H-143, The Capitol Bldg. - 4:30 p.m.

Fri, Apr 9, 2010
334 Cannon House Office Bldg. – 9:30 a.m.

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIESInstitute of MedicineBoard on the Health of Select PopulationsCommittee on Gulf War and Health: Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War, Update 2009

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Gulf War and Health:Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War

Requested by Congress in P.L. 105-277 and P.L. 105-368, this latest in a series of reports reviews the science about potential links between health problems and military service during the 1994 Persian Gulf War. The review includes peer-reviewed studies published since the IOM's 2006 report, Gulf War and Health, Volume 4: Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War.